ABUJA – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is open to allowing eligible Nigerians to vote without Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in the 2027 general elections – but only if the law is amended to support the move. Rotimi Oyekanmi, Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, made this known on Wednesday. He…
Prof. Gabriel Yomere, Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River has disclosed that Nigerian politicians erroneously believe they have two terms in office immediately after they are voted. Yomere made the remark on Friday in Calabar during the Second Quarter Consultative Meeting of INEC, Cross River Management and Leaders of…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that despite challenges, the country’s electoral processes were recording significant improvements as compared to the past. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Bayelsa State, Barr Obo Effanga, who said this in Calabar, during a chat with Journalists, said future elections would be better. Effanga rated the 2023…
By Chris Njoku The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has called on political parties to organise their members in the forthcoming rerun election in Cross River communities. This was disclosed by Prof. Gabriel Yomere, INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC) for Cross River during the 2023 Carnival Calabar street party on Thursday in Calabar. The News…
By Mo Isa The Nigeria Police Force, Kogi State Command has confirmed the carting away of Kogi’s election petitions from the tribunal secretary. According to the police, the gunmen attacked the secretary of the state governorship election Tribunal, Mr David Umar Mike on Monday in Lokoja and made away with sensitive petition documents on the…
